Polisher



June 11, 1940.

A. M. HUTCHINSON EOLISHER Filed Dec. 3,1937

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POLISHER.

- Arno M. Hutchinson,;Mead, Wash, i

Application December 3, reused-arm.tattoos cc 1 Claim. (01315-231) Thisinvention relates to a polisher, and more particularly to a polisherbfthe type used when hand-polishing the surface flofuan automobile orother article to whichwaxor the like' has been applied.

One object ofthe invention is to provide a pol isherwherein a piece ofsheep skin or the like is detachably secured to a body constituting ahand hold, a pad being providedbetwe'en the sheep l0: js'kinoovering andthe under face ofthe body to form a soft backing for the coveringandthus permitthevwaxed surface'to be easily polished without danger ofmarring the surface. Another object of the invention is to so form thebody or hand hold that its ends will fit into corners and thus permitthe entire surface to be easily polished. c

Another object of the invention is to so form the under face of the bodyas to define a pocket into which a portion of the padding fits, thusfirmly holding the padding in place and preventing it from slipping outof a proper position duringuse of the polisher. Another object of theinvention is toso form side portions of the hand hold that marginalportions of the covering may be engaged therein and firmly secured byfastener means consisting of a strand extending about the hand hold andhaving its ends of an improved construction which will permit it to betightly securedin binding relation to the covering but easily detachedwhen renewal of the coveringis necessary. Another object of theinvention is to provide a hand polisher which isof simple constructionandvery easy to use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure1 is ayperspective view of the improved polisher.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken transversely through the polisheralong the line 2-2 of Figurel. t

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of end portions of the securing band forthe covering.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of Figure 3 and indicating by dotted linesthe manner in which the latch for the band is operated.

This improved polisher is of the hand operated 55 desired material andisof such width that it.

siliency of theband will cause binding engageinay'be easilygrasped in aperson's hand. Reierringto Figure 1 itwillbe seen thatthe body taperstowards its ends, as shown at 5; thus'provi'dingya polisher ofsuch shapethat ends thereof may "be engaged in corner portions of a surface to bepolished and all portions of the surface easily polished after wax orany'other polishing agent has beenappliedto thesurface. 'The under faceor bottom of the body is formedwith an undercut pocket Bto receive thepad 2 and hold l0 tl-iepad in place, and uponfreferring" to Figure ii itwill'be seen "that'margina-l portions of the pad cover the portions ofthe under face of the, body between the pocket and margins of the bodyand are gradually reduced in thickness so 25 that the pad has an undersurfaoewhich is rounded transversely so that the polisher may be rockedtransversely during use and side portions of the sheep skin coveringeasily engaged V in trough-like channels whichare to be polished, 20

Grooves 1 are formed at opposite sides of the hand hold or body above achannel 8 which extends entirely about the body, the grooves 1 beingprovided in order that the upper portion of the body may be firmlygrasped in a persons hand 25 and used without beingliable to slip fromhis grasp.

The band 4 by means of which the covering 3 is firmly but detachablysecured consistsof a strand of resilient metal which is bent to sub- 30stantially conform to the outline of the body and fit easily within thechannel 8. Ends of .the wire strand are reduced to form shanks 9 and IIIwhich are overlapped, as shown clearly in Figures 3 and 4 and formedwith serrations pro- 35 viding teeth II and I2 upon their confrontingfaces which are flat. The teeth extend in opposite directions and; whenteeth of the shank 9 are engaged with teeth of the shank II], the rementof the teeth and hold theband in a contracted condition about themarginal portions of the covering and firmly hold the marginal portionsof the covering in the groove 8. Therefore,

the covering will beheld in a stretched condition and the surface maybevery effectively polished. In order to eliminate danger of the teeth Hand l 2 slipping out of gripping engagement with each other, there hasbeen provided a latch l3 consisting of a metal loop which is pivoted tothe outer end of the shank III by a rivet or pin l4 and has its bridgeportion flattened and tapered transversely to form a tooth I5 which isadapted to engage the teeth It formed by serrating the upper edgeportion of theshank 9. When the c tooth of the latch resting upon theshank 9, the latch will ride along this shank and the band may thus betightened about the body, and as the tooth of the bill has engagementwith the teeth It of the shank 9, the band will be held in itsconstricted or binding position when constricting force is released andthe teeth II and I2. held in gripping engagement with each other.Therefore, the band. willbe firmly held in its constricted'co'nditionand the covering firmly held in place. When it is desired to release thecovering so that it may be replaced by a new covering, or the coveringwashed and then replaced,

pressure in a constricting direction is exerted and the latch swungupwardly to the .position indicated by dotted lines in Figure' li Theshanks may then be shifted away: :fromeach other to move the teeth IIand I2 out of interlocking engagement and the resiliency of the metalfrom body having longitudinally curved side edge faces a I 2,203,728shanks are moved towards each other with the coverging and intersectingat ends of the body and formed with a groove extending entirely aboutthe body in spaced relation to upper and lower edges of the side faces,the under face of the body being formed with a pocket spaced from itsmargins and having undercut side walls,

the portion ofthe under face bordering the pocket being fiat andunobstructed, a pad filling said pocket and having feathered marginalportions extending across the marginal portions of the under face of thebody in flat contacting engagement therewith, said pad having its underface transversely arcuate for its full width and terminating at edges ofthe under face of the body,

a covering sheet of polishing material disposed in smooth contactingengagement with the under face of said pad and having its marginalportions-extending upwardly against side faces of the body and engagedin said groove, a clamping band of resilient metal extending about thegroove'dportionof said bodyand the marginal portionsof saidcoveringsheet with its end por tions overlappedand formed withinterengaging teeth, and a yoke carried by one end portion of said bandand engaging about the other endportion of the band to firmly hold theteeth interengaged with each other and releasably maintain thebandconstricted about the body for binding the marginal portions of thecovering sheet in the groove and holding the sheettightly stretchedacross the pad. v p e ARNO' M. HUTCHINSON.

